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their last respects, among them president felipe calderon and the mayor of mexico city. but this was also a family's funeral. >> it makes me very happy to see so much spontaneity, some as caring. he deserves it. i feel like he reserve -- he deserves that. >> carlos fuentes was a prolific novelist and essayist, producing dozens of important works over his distinguished career. among those which gained international acclaim werth "the death of artemio cruz" and th "the old gringo.">> when we studied literature in high school, his works were crucial. i cannot forget "aura,"for example, which affected me at 14 years old. it still affects me today. >> you will be remembered for what he wrote. he was the internal voice for mexico. >> but fuentes also played a key role in mexican political life. he was never afraid to speak out against political governments in mexico or the united states. mexico has lost one of its most important than one of its most critical voices. with the current difficulties in the country, many feel his loss will be keenly felt. >> two patients who have b
their last respects, among them president felipe calderon and the mayor of mexico city. but this was also a family's funeral. >> it makes me very happy to see so much spontaneity, some as caring. he deserves it. i feel like he reserve -- he deserves that. >> carlos fuentes was a prolific novelist and essayist, producing dozens of important works over his distinguished career. among those which gained international acclaim werth "the death of artemio cruz" and th "the...
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hours' drive north of new york city, a body was found at a home belonging to robert f. kennedy jr. and his former wife, mary, earlier this afternoon. there are reports it was mary kennedy and they have not confirmed or denied reports that the body was found in an apparent suicide. it was reported she was found hanged. tonight, family has paid tribute to her in a statement saying that they regret the death of their beloved sister, mary, who they say radiant spirit will be missed by those who loved her. she had four children with her former husband robert f. kennedy and they say their hearts go out to their children who loved her without reservation. the family concerned that mary kennedy has been found dead in that house in upstate new york, but not giving any further details at this stage. we do know she suffered with drug and alcohol problems in the past. she had an incident for driving under the influence of alcohol and one for driving under the insolence of drugs. she split with her husband in 2010. >> jonathan, this is another tragedy in the troubled history of one
hours' drive north of new york city, a body was found at a home belonging to robert f. kennedy jr. and his former wife, mary, earlier this afternoon. there are reports it was mary kennedy and they have not confirmed or denied reports that the body was found in an apparent suicide. it was reported she was found hanged. tonight, family has paid tribute to her in a statement saying that they regret the death of their beloved sister, mary, who they say radiant spirit will be missed by those who...
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are going into the city, are going to be closed. the other eastbound lanes going to oakland will be fine. what's happening here is if you look at what you're seeing there at the toll plause zarks you're going to see that the traffic is going to be moved off to the left. and what that means is that the lanes have already been built, they're simply shifting these lanes during this closure on which happens over the weekend until next tuesday. then what will happen is that will clear the way for the new down -- the oakland touchdown of the bridge to actually be built. the idea is to move the traffic over so you can put this thing down so when they're actually ready to open this up you can open both lanes, parallel lanes, some east, some west, they'll be parallel. the idea is to clear it out so it will get done six months to a year earlier. although nobody will say this out loud, and in time for the americas cup so they can show this magnificent bridge off to the world for the duration of the meshes cup. that's really what's going to hap
are going into the city, are going to be closed. the other eastbound lanes going to oakland will be fine. what's happening here is if you look at what you're seeing there at the toll plause zarks you're going to see that the traffic is going to be moved off to the left. and what that means is that the lanes have already been built, they're simply shifting these lanes during this closure on which happens over the weekend until next tuesday. then what will happen is that will clear the way for...
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officer for the city heading up chicago's ambitious mission to cool the city down. >> we're in the midst of, right now, a $7 billion multi-year program on building a new chicago. so we're redoing and renovating infrastructure throughout the city. >> sreenivasan: they're changing everything from head to toe-- or, in a city's case, from roof to street. one of chicago's most beautiful gardens is one very few people get to see, a 23,000-square-foot green roof that sits on top of city hall. the difference a green roof makes is measurable. that side of city hall's roof used to be traditional black, like most roofs. on a hot day, when it was 90 degrees out, they came out and measured the surface temperature. it was 169 degrees, versus this side of city hall, where they have a green roof, and the surface temperature was 90 degrees. michael berkshire administers green roof projects for the city. >> rooftops are one of the last kind of frontiers that you can really look at, and it's a significant amount of space. >> sreenivasan: berkshire says the plants on green roofs soak up heat, and keep both
officer for the city heading up chicago's ambitious mission to cool the city down. >> we're in the midst of, right now, a $7 billion multi-year program on building a new chicago. so we're redoing and renovating infrastructure throughout the city. >> sreenivasan: they're changing everything from head to toe-- or, in a city's case, from roof to street. one of chicago's most beautiful gardens is one very few people get to see, a 23,000-square-foot green roof that sits on top of city...
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taramseh is a sunni village just northwest of the city. the village sits close to the orontes river, from which 50 corpses were dragged yesterday, according to one eyewitness. taramseh is surrounded by alawite villages, and it's from these three villages that yesterday's attackers are alleged to have come. nearby is the village of al qubeir where 78 sunnis were shot or stabbed in early june. 20 miles south is houla, where 108 sunnis were killed in another massacre in may. and the area is so religiously and ethnically mixed that sectarian bloodletting may well worsen here. pro assad media have also reported the taramseh killings, blaming them on armed terrorists. all the pictures of the dead which we have seen so far show young men, and not women or children. news of the killings has resulted in demonstrations right across syria, and these pictures of intense gun battles suggest that homs, some 30 miles from taramseh, is still the epicenter of this conflict. >> woodruff: the u.s. response came from secretary of state hillary clinton. in a s
taramseh is a sunni village just northwest of the city. the village sits close to the orontes river, from which 50 corpses were dragged yesterday, according to one eyewitness. taramseh is surrounded by alawite villages, and it's from these three villages that yesterday's attackers are alleged to have come. nearby is the village of al qubeir where 78 sunnis were shot or stabbed in early june. 20 miles south is houla, where 108 sunnis were killed in another massacre in may. and the area is so...
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and while maybe a state or a city can do that, you can't have the biggest economy in the world. i mean, europe is the biggest economy in the world doing that and not have it basically turn into a down spiral, that you cut spending and then that leads to less income. and your deficits get worse rather than better. so -- but the reason they had that problem is, in fact, very directly the result of the financial crisis. that you had countries that weren't running deficits, government deficits like ireland and spain, that were held up as poster children before the crisis of doing things right. and that when the crisis hit, you both had a big drop in tax revenues. you had bank bailouts. and these countries had decent social safety nets so that, you know, things like, you know, unemployment insurance went up. and so the budget crisis they're having is the direct result of the financial crisis. and yet it's somehow being treated as if they're separate events. like somehow these governments were profligate and that borrowers were irresponsible -- >> social safety net. >> safety net. >>
and while maybe a state or a city can do that, you can't have the biggest economy in the world. i mean, europe is the biggest economy in the world doing that and not have it basically turn into a down spiral, that you cut spending and then that leads to less income. and your deficits get worse rather than better. so -- but the reason they had that problem is, in fact, very directly the result of the financial crisis. that you had countries that weren't running deficits, government deficits like...
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spends time reading, fastg, wandering the city. there's this almost monk-like existence. >> narrator: as he walked the streets, friends say he was affected by the poverty all around him. >> i saw a transformation in the barry i had met in occidental. he got very serious and less lighthearted and our conversations were more about serious things, wouldn't want to go around the bar, have a drink, was worried about poor people, didn't care about getting rich. i mean, that's my opinion of dull at that time. >> there is one great letter where he describes how all oft his choom gang friends are sort of getting into the mainstreamhe and his pakistani friends are all moving toward the business world. and to him all of that seems too small, too categorized, too limitingti >> "caught without a class, a structure, or tradition to support me, in a sense the choice to take a different path is made for me. the only way to assuage my feelings of isolation are to absorb all the traditions, classes; make them mine, me theirs." >> and, he's trying to
spends time reading, fastg, wandering the city. there's this almost monk-like existence. >> narrator: as he walked the streets, friends say he was affected by the poverty all around him. >> i saw a transformation in the barry i had met in occidental. he got very serious and less lighthearted and our conversations were more about serious things, wouldn't want to go around the bar, have a drink, was worried about poor people, didn't care about getting rich. i mean, that's my opinion...
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both are outside the protection of the city's levee system. in plaquemines, evacuees told today of harrowing escapes after the storm surge topped an 18- mile levee and left homes under 12 feet of water. >> the water rose from my ankles to my knees in about one minute, so i said i've got to get out of here kind of quick, you know? >> holman: louisiana governor bobby jindal said officials were still considering an intentional breach of the levee would relieve the pressure and crews started that process later. >> with the breach that would be four days for that water to leave. without that breach, it would take us long as 15 days to pump it out and so again we said we'd certainly support that. as soon as conditions are safe, >> holman: to the west, in laplace st. john's parish dozens of buses and high-water vehicles arrived today to continue evacuations and distribute aid. meanwhile, the people of new orleans proper relaxed a little, after the newly rebuilt levee system stood firm. mayor mitch landrieu: >> isaac is now moving out of our distinct
both are outside the protection of the city's levee system. in plaquemines, evacuees told today of harrowing escapes after the storm surge topped an 18- mile levee and left homes under 12 feet of water. >> the water rose from my ankles to my knees in about one minute, so i said i've got to get out of here kind of quick, you know? >> holman: louisiana governor bobby jindal said officials were still considering an intentional breach of the levee would relieve the pressure and crews...
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of new york city. >> we were running really quick, so then we got to the firehouse and we sat in our classes, and i am really happy we are out alive. >> it doesn't even seem real, it just does not seem like it's even possible. you read it in the paper or see it in the news, and you're like, "oh, my god, that poor family." and then, you have something happen so close to home, it's like... i think i'm still in shock, to be honest with you. >> suarez: and connecticut governor dannel malloy addressed the shooting late this afternoon. >> you can never be prepared for this kind of incident. what has happened, what has transpired at that school building will leave a mark on this community and every family impacted. >> suarez: today's occurrence in connecticut is the latest mass shooting this year. most notably, in july, a gunman opened fire at a midnight screening of the latest batman movie, killing 12 and wounding 58. today's school attack ranks as the second deadliest crime of its kind in american history, only behind the virginia tech shootings, with 32 dead, in 2007. >> the associated p
of new york city. >> we were running really quick, so then we got to the firehouse and we sat in our classes, and i am really happy we are out alive. >> it doesn't even seem real, it just does not seem like it's even possible. you read it in the paper or see it in the news, and you're like, "oh, my god, that poor family." and then, you have something happen so close to home, it's like... i think i'm still in shock, to be honest with you. >> suarez: and connecticut...
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city of aleppo; the record- breaking sky jump; and the legacy of arlen specter. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: two americans won the 2012 nobel prize in economics today for research on market design and matching. it affects everything from placing doctors in the right hospitals to pairing students with the schools they most want. the honorees are alvin roth of harvard university, and currently a visiting professor at stanford university, and lloyd shapley, a professor emeritus at the university of california los angeles. wall street had a strong start to the week on news of rising retail sales and better-than- expected earnings at citigroup. the dow jones industrial average gained 95 points to close at 13,424. the nasdaq rose 20 points to close at 3064. a 14-year-old pakistani girl who was shot by a taliban gunman was flown to england today for medical treatment. we have a report from lindsey hilsum of independent television news. >> reporter: the ambulance drove slowly from birmingham airport. inside the girl was s
city of aleppo; the record- breaking sky jump; and the legacy of arlen specter. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: two americans won the 2012 nobel prize in economics today for research on market design and matching. it affects everything from placing doctors in the right hospitals to pairing students with the schools they most want. the honorees are alvin roth of harvard university, and currently a visiting professor at stanford university, and...
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>> on the second day where they had shut down indiagate which is the central city landmark of india, that happened on a sunday, it did have the effect of creating a cat and mouse, a game between the police. the protestors were extremely angry for example that no one from the government had come out to address them on the saturday when they had been tear gassed and water canonned as they approached the president's residence. sos there a sense of a government that was tone deaf and wasn't hearing the people. and that just made them more enraged. so in many ways it was an invitation for them to come back. so yes, the crackdown not only angered people but i think generated a lot of heat, that said, on sunday, which were the especially violent, especially violent protests, the numbers were a lot fewer. >> suarez: well, you talk about tone deaf politicians, have the nation's leaders heard the protestors now. are they responding in a different way? >> well, they're trying. the government has responded with what many governments often respond to in crisis management situation, commissions an
>> on the second day where they had shut down indiagate which is the central city landmark of india, that happened on a sunday, it did have the effect of creating a cat and mouse, a game between the police. the protestors were extremely angry for example that no one from the government had come out to address them on the saturday when they had been tear gassed and water canonned as they approached the president's residence. sos there a sense of a government that was tone deaf and wasn't...
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and online tonight-- some comic book heroes defy the laws of physics; others get the science right. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: so how much silk does spider-man need to swing through new york city? we talked to one physics professor who is trying to bring science fiction a little closer to science fact. plus, will the new health care law cover non-citizens? yes, if they're here legally. find that story from our partners at kaiser health news on the rundown. and on tonight's edition of "need to know," ray moderates a roundtable discussion about the fiscal cliff and congress's deadline to deal with expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts. find a link to "need to know" and much more at newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk with npr's peter overby about spending by super-pacs on campaign ads. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night
and online tonight-- some comic book heroes defy the laws of physics; others get the science right. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: so how much silk does spider-man need to swing through new york city? we talked to one physics professor who is trying to bring science fiction a little closer to science fact. plus, will the new health care law cover non-citizens? yes, if they're here legally. find that story from our partners at kaiser health news on the rundown. and on tonight's...